Object
Solihull Local Plan (Draft Submission) 2020
Representation ID: 11010
Received: 11/12/2020
Respondent: Balsall Parish Council
Legally compliant? Not specified
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
Concept Masterplan BC2 Frog Lane does not conform with Policy P10 requirements for greenspace improvements. Based on 110 units this development will require 0.9 hectares of public open space (POS). A doorstep space will need to be provided on site and a local play space/neighbourhood play area in the locality. The land to the east is a school playing field and not public open space. The POS required for this allocation is not shown on the Concept Masterplan. The Parish Council is concerned it may not materialise, and that POS provision in Balsall Common is below the submission plan target and the Borough average, exacerbated by inadequate provision for the SLP2013 sites.
The nearest proper play provision is 2 miles away along the A452 trunk road in Lavender Hall Park.
Amend Policy BC2 paragraph 2 to include the words
“Public open space amounting to 0.9 hectares must be provided on the site.”
This will ensure that the required POS is local to the new
housing and does not require children to cross main roads nor parents to use their cars to drive to Lavender Hall Park.
Policy BC2 para 4i should be deleted. There is no such place as the Holly Lane recreation ground. It is school playing field for the Heart of England school. Seeking a financial contribution is not appropriate because it is not POS.
Amend paragraph 5 of Concept Masterplan BC2 Frog Lane to “Based on 110 units this development will require 0.9 hectares of public open space on site in
a location sensitive to the amenity of existing residents, the mechanism for its delivery can be
considered at the application stage alongside other development brought forward in Balsall
Common in the adopted Local Plan.”
See attachment